Montreal Canadiens @ Carolina Hurricanes

East Final - Game 1 • MTL leads series 1-0

48-24-10, 24-9-8 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Canadiens MTL	4	0	2	6
Hurricanes CAR	1	1	0	2

Carolina HurricanesHurricanesCAR

53-22-7, 29-10-2 Home

Montreal Canadiens


forwards
Josh AndersonJ. Anderson#17
Zack BolducZ. Bolduc#76
Cole CaufieldC. Caufield#13
Kirby DachK. Dach#77
Phillip DanaultP. Danault#24
Ivan DemidovI. Demidov#93
Jake EvansJ. Evans#71
Oliver KapanenO. Kapanen#91
Alex NewhookA. Newhook#15
Juraj SlafkovskyJ. Slafkovsky#20
Nick SuzukiN. Suzuki#14
Alexandre TexierA. Texier#85
defensemen
Alexandre CarrierA. Carrier#45
Noah DobsonN. Dobson#53
Kaiden GuhleK. Guhle#21
Lane HutsonL. Hutson#48
Mike MathesonM. Matheson#8
Jayden StrubleJ. Struble#47

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	18	14:36	0:00	0:56	13:40	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	14	11:30	0:52	0:00	10:38	0	0	0.0
1	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	21	15:19	1:27	0:00	13:52	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	14	10:39	0:56	0:00	9:43	0	0	0.0
1	1	2	2	0	4	0	0	3	0	0	18	15:49	0:00	0:48	15:01	10	9	52.6
1	0	0	3	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	19	12:16	1:08	0:00	11:08	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	22	17:06	0:00	1:38	15:28	6	6	50.0
0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	14	8:59	0:00	0:00	8:59	3	1	75.0
0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	24	17:45	0:45	1:28	15:32	1	2	33.3
2	1	3	4	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	21	16:41	1:34	0:00	15:07	0	0	0.0
0	3	2	4	0	1	1	2	2	0	0	24	18:30	1:33	0:03	16:54	8	8	50.0
1	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	14:23	0:53	0:00	13:30	0	2	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	4	0	0	3	1	2	1	1	0	26	19:14	0:13	1:12	17:49	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	2	3	0	0	0	1	3	28	22:35	1:21	0:49	20:25	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	0	0	2	1	2	1	0	0	29	18:48	0:02	0:27	18:19	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	5	0	0	0	1	1	24	22:36	1:31	0:00	21:05	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	1	3	1	2	1	0	2	28	21:04	0:00	2:27	18:37	0	0	0.0
0	0	2	1	0	3	0	0	1	0	1	17	14:10	0:00	0:00	14:10	0	0	0.0

goalies
Jakub DobesJ. Dobes#75

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
27	2	25	.926	25	0	0	0	0	60:00	0

Carolina Hurricanes


forwards
Sebastian AhoS. Aho#20
Jackson BlakeJ. Blake#53
William CarrierW. Carrier#28
Nikolaj EhlersN. Ehlers#27
Taylor HallT. Hall#71
Mark JankowskiM. Jankowski#77
Seth JarvisS. Jarvis#24
Jordan MartinookJ. Martinook#48
Eric RobinsonE. Robinson#50
Jordan StaalJ. Staal#11
Logan StankovenL. Stankoven#22
Andrei SvechnikovA. Svechnikov#37
defensemen
Jalen ChatfieldJ. Chatfield#5
Shayne GostisbehereS. Gostisbehere#4
K'Andre MillerK. Miller#19
Alexander NikishinA. Nikishin#21
Jaccob SlavinJ. Slavin#74
Sean WalkerS. Walker#26

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	-1	3	1	1	1	2	1	0	1	22	16:38	1:38	0:40	14:20	6	6	50.0
0	0	-3	4	3	0	0	0	4	0	1	24	19:46	0:49	0:01	18:56	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	14	9:37	0:00	0:00	9:37	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	2	0	2	21	17:46	1:50	0:00	15:56	0	2	0.0
0	0	-2	1	1	1	0	0	3	0	2	21	17:05	0:49	0:00	16:16	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	15	11:45	0:00	1:02	10:43	4	5	44.4
1	0	-1	5	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	21	15:31	1:38	0:35	13:18	0	2	0.0
0	0	-1	2	1	1	1	2	2	0	1	19	12:46	0:00	0:27	12:19	0	0	0.0
1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	14	10:35	0:00	1:13	9:22	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	8	0	1	20	13:33	0:37	0:56	12:00	10	5	66.7
0	0	-3	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	21	17:21	0:49	0:00	16:32	8	6	57.1
0	1	-2	1	1	1	1	2	5	0	0	21	14:36	1:38	0:00	12:58	0	1	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-3	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	26	18:58	0:00	1:23	17:35	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	18:41	1:38	0:03	17:00	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	3	1	1	27	21:17	0:49	1:03	19:25	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	20	17:25	0:00	0:01	17:24	0	0	0.0
0	0	-4	0	3	3	0	0	2	1	1	27	20:49	0:00	1:26	19:23	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	1	0	27	20:40	0:00	0:58	19:42	0	0	0.0

goalies
Frederik AndersenF. Andersen#31

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
21	5	16	.762	15	1	0	0	0	57:11	0

* - A player receives a "plus" if they are on the ice when their Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. They receive a "minus" if on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

TNT/truTV/HBO Max		1	2	3	T
	Canadiens	4	0	2	6
	Hurricanes	1	1	0	2

1st Period		MTL	CAR
0:33	Seth Jarvis (2) Assists: Andrei Svechnikov (3), Sebastian Aho (2)	0	1
1:00	Cole Caufield (5) Assists: Juraj Slafkovsky (6), Nick Suzuki (10)	1	1
4:04	Phillip Danault (2) Assists: Alexandre Carrier (5)	2	1
8:11	Alexandre Texier (4) Assists: Phillip Danault (6), Kaiden Guhle (7)	3	1
11:32	Ivan Demidov (3) Assists: Alex Newhook (3), Jake Evans (7)	4	1

2nd Period			MTL	CAR
2:46		Eric Robinson (1) Assists: William Carrier (1)	4	2

3rd Period			MTL	CAR
7:05		Juraj Slafkovsky (5) Assists: Nick Suzuki (11), Cole Caufield (6)	5	2
17:32		Juraj Slafkovsky (6) (Empty Net) Assists: Nick Suzuki (12)	6	2

Juraj Slafkovsky secures Game 1 for Montreal with empty-netter

0:23

Juraj Slafkovsky nets a stunning goal for Canadiens

0:53

Eric Robinson pulls a goal back for Hurricanes

0:41

Canadiens
6
Hurricanes
2

Game 1

5/21

Canadiens
Hurricanes

Game 2

5/23

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Hurricanes
Canadiens

Game 3

5/25

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Hurricanes
Canadiens

Game 4

5/27

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Canadiens
Hurricanes

Game 5

5/29

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Hurricanes
Canadiens

Game 6

5/31

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Canadiens
Hurricanes

Game 7

6/2

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Lenovo Center

8:00 PM, May 21, 2026Coverage: TNT/truTV/HBO Max

Raleigh, NC

Attendance: 18,723

Referees:
Jean Hebert
Gord Dwyer
Garrett Rank

Linesmen:
Scott Cherrey
Bevan Mills
Jesse Marquis

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Buffalo	50	23	9	109
Tampa Bay	50	26	6	106
Montreal	48	24	10	106
Boston	45	27	10	100
Ottawa	44	27	11	99
Detroit	41	31	10	92
Florida	40	38	4	84
Toronto	32	36	14	78

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	53	22	7	113
Pittsburgh	41	25	16	98
Philadelphia	43	27	12	98
Washington	43	30	9	95
Columbus	40	30	12	92
NY Islanders	43	34	5	91
New Jersey	42	37	3	87
NY Rangers	34	39	9	77

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Star defenseman Jaccob Slavin shouldered the responsibility for the Hurricanes' uncharacteristic defensive disaster in their Game 1 loss to the Canadiens.

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Canadiens pounce on Hurricanes early, roll to easy Game 1 win

The Canadiens pounced for four first-period goals on slow-starting Carolina -- coming off the longest postseason break in more than a century -- and handed the Hurricanes their first loss of the playoffs with a 6-2 victory Thursday night.

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